Fatal child maltreatment in England, 2005-2009

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 299-306

  Sidebotham, Peter ^a   Bailey, Sue ^b   Belderson, Pippa ^b   Brandon, Marian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child maltreatment; Fatal maltreatment; Homicide; Infanticide; Neglect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEATH; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD WELFARE; FATALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANTICIDE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANTICIDE; MALE;

EID: 79955884749     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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